“Adding four additional properties in Tampa brings us to a total of 10 hotels in Florida and gives us great flexibility and synergy here,” stated Joe Reardon, VP of Business Development for HE. “We are working with our ownership group to optimize opportunities and add value to these well-positioned Tampa hotel assets. We are excited about even more growth in South Florida in the near future.”

Hotel Equities recently added the management of the 145-room La Quinta Inn & Suites Pittsburgh North in western Pennsylvania. The firm now holds the management contracts for five La Quinta Inn and Suites in its portfolio.

Return Of Group Business Trumpeted At ALIS
The theme of this year’s ALIS conference was “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” But, lets face it, there are always going to be some people who aren’t happy unless they are worried about something—whether it’s the Fed potentially raising interest rates or that the price of oil is now too low, threatening to cripple the economies of some foreign nations.